The newest candidate in the Vancouver Canucks GM search is currently working for one of the team\u2019s fiercest rivals.<\/p>\n
Jim Rutherford and the Canucks are still searching for Patrik Allvin\u2019s successor<\/a>, and they appear to be turning over every rock to find the right person. Names like Ryan Johnson, Kevyn Adams, and Sam Ventura have been linked to the job lately<\/a>, but a new candidate appears to be throwing their hat into the ring.<\/p>\n NHL insider John Shannon reported on Sunday morning that current Edmonton Oilers assistant GM Bill Scott will be interviewing for the job as well.<\/p>\n \u201cOilers\u2019 AGM Bill Scott, who has interviewed in Nashville, will have an interview in Vancouver, via Zoom, for the open GM spot with the Canucks,\u201d Shannon shared on X.<\/p>\n Oilers\u2019 AGM Bill Scott, who has interviewed in Nashville, will have an interview in Vancouver, via zoom, for the open GM spot with the Canucks.<\/p>\n \u2014 John Shannon (@JShannonhl) April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Scott is currently employed with the Oilers as the team battles with the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He has been a hot name around the league when it comes to open GM jobs, as he has also been a prominent candidate for the Nashville Predators.<\/p>\n This would be the first NHL GM job for Scott, who has been with the Oilers organization since the 2010-11 season. He initially started out as the GM of Edmonton\u2019s AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, before being promoted to Oilers AGM during the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n Scott then changed roles in 2016-17, serving as the team\u2019s director of hockey operations, as well as the GM of the AHL\u2019s Bakersfield Condors, director of salary cap operations, and assistant to the president of hockey operations up until 2021.<\/p>\n He has been in an AGM role with Edmonton for the past four seasons.<\/p>\n Throughout his time in Edmonton, he has helped the Oilers advance to two straight Stanley Cup Finals and seven straight playoff appearances. Perhaps his most viral moment with the organization came after he attributed the Oilers\u2019 2015 NHL Draft Lottery victory to a pair of lucky socks he was wearing at the time.<\/p>\n Those socks could be the reason Connor McDavid is with the team.<\/p>\n Bill Scott, Bob Nicholson, the lucky socks and the #Oilers<\/a> golden card from Saturday’s #NHLDraftLottery<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/frwhpUPTiJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) April 20, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n The longtime Oilers executive has certainly put in the time to be considered for an NHL GM job. Whether or not that will come with the Canucks remains to be seen.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n